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    London could be hit by thunder storms over the coming days, with forecasters also warning gales could arrive by next week. The capital will be lashed by showers on Friday, with the unsettled autumn weather continuing over the weekend. After a bright start to Saturday, the wet weather will return, with thunder storms possible, according the Met Office. Meanwhile, by Sunday afternoon the wind will pick up, and gales could hit the capital on Monday. Forecaster Steven Keates told the Standard: We’re looking at autumnal, unsettled and changeable weather over the coming days. There will be a lot of cloud around today, with outbreaks of rain for much of the day, a bit on the breezy side. There will be some dry periods but definitely a day to keep your umbrella with you. Tempera...

    North London Kilburn and Hampshead Labour MP has revealed she was stopped by UK border control because she did not have the same surname in her passport as her daughter. Tulip Siddiq, the MP for Hampstead and Kilburn, said 18-month-old Azalea burst into tears when they were questioned by officials and forced to wait until their husband joined them. They were returning from a family holiday in France with Ms Siddiq’s husband, Chris Percy, when they became separated. She said she was stopped just before boarding the Eurostar after being allowed to join the fast-track queue with her pushchair. The 34-year-old told the Guardian: My daughter looks quite different to me, she looks like her dad. At the UK border the man looked at my passport for a long time and my daughter’s pass...

    A man has been injured by a small power explosion on one of central London's busiest streets, police said. A section of Oxford Street was cordoned off after the "power network" blast at around 7pm, Scotland Yard said. Both police and fire crews were sent to the scene, where the man was said to have suffered minor injuries. Something’s happened on Oxford Street. People running away quickly and panicking. pic.twitter.com/NtEdhqp9rE — Michael (@londonstuff) September 7, 2017 Smoke could be seen rising from the busy thoroughfare as concerned shoppers looked on, in footage posted on social media. Other images showed the pavement apparently blackened by the explosion. A spokesman for Metropolitan Police told The Independent that the explosion did not appear to be suspicious but ...

A landlord who dangerously packed 16 people into a three-bedroom ex-Council flat, but failed to provide proper fire protection has been fined £4,750 and ordered to pay £1,429.68  after being pursued by Tower Hamlets Council environmental officers Nazrul Islam Bhuiyan was fined £4,750 and ordered to pay £1,429.68 in costs after pleading guilty to five charges under the Housing Act 2004 at Bow Magistrates' Court on 17th August 2017. Environmental Health Officers in the council's Health and Housing Team found 16 tenants (including 7 children) occupying the ex-Council flat at Sheffield Square, Bow.  This included three families of four people, one family of three and a single man.  Each family occupied one room and all shared a single bathroom, kitchen and toilet.  Two of the family rooms bar...